The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) opened in Vietnam’s central highland city of Da Lat on July 2.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has paid a visit to China at the invitation of Chinese State Counsellor Dai Bingguo.

Tuyen Quang province needs to develop the service as well as agricultural and forestry sectors towards commodity production, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The State President Nguyen Minh Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung have sent congratulatory messages to Benigno S.Aquino on the occasion of his inauguration as the 15th president of the Philippines.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat attended a reception hosted by the Canadian Embassy on July 1 to mark Canada’s 143rd National Day.

The 95th anniversary of the birthday of Late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, a devoted communist and President Ho Chi Minh’s outstanding student, was celebrated in his native province of Hung Yen on July 1.

Ho Duc Viet, head of the steering committee for overseas training of administration officials and managers visited Italy, Germany, and the Czech Republic from June 21-29. 

“I am really proud of the fact that the Vietnam-US relationship is very good and we have every reason to expect that it will continue to get better in the future,” says US National Security Advisor General James Jones.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem hopes that Tianxin City in China will continue to enhance its ties with Hai Phong City and other Vietnamese localities in maritime operations, high technologies, clean energy, and education and training.

Prospects for Vietnam-US relations are stronger in all fields after looking back at the 15-year cooperation process, said Chairman of HCM City’s Union of Friendship Organisations Le Hung Quoc.

This was the first time at the G20 Summit that Vietnam had the opportunity to share its opinions, initiatives and experiences and actively contribute to resolving global economic issues. Its viewpoints on regional and international affairs left a good impression on the participants.

The life, career and great contributions of the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), Nguyen Van Linh, was highlighted at an exhibition that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29.

The Vietnam-US relationship is at the strongest point than it has ever been since diplomatic ties were resumed in 1995 and continues to grow each day, US Ambassador to Vietnam M. Michalak has said.

The Cambodian provinces of Kongpong Thom and Kongpong Cham on June 29 held a solemn ceremony to hand over the remains of 83 martyrs to Vietnamese provinces of Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh.

A delegation from the Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, led by Dang Vu Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, had a talk with Bountiem Phitsamay, Minister and Head of Science, Technology and Environment Agency in Laos on June 29.

On June 29, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his delegation left Toronto, Canada, successfully concluding their participation in the G20 Summit, at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper.

The June 2010 issue of Tassovets, a newspaper of Russia’s news agency Itar-Tass, ran an article applauding Vietnam’s reform achievements by well-known Vietnam researcher Sergei Afonin.

There have been many important events in Catholic life in Vietnam as well as in relations between Vietnam and the Vatican, said a senior government official.

Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, received Cho Bae-sang, Director of the Department of Foreign Policies under the Republic of Korea (RoK) Ministry of National Defence, in Hanoi on June 28.

The 6th session of the National Committee for ASEAN took place on June 28 with Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, who is also the committee’s president, in the chair.

The State Audit of Vietnam and the Spanish Court of Audit  should increase cooperation and share experiences to improve operational efficiency, says National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has called for the completion of the final negotiation round on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with the European Union (EU) to be signed in Belgium in October.

A delegation from the Vietnamese National Assembly led by its Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu visited Australia from June 23-26.

Vietnam hopes to cooperate with and learn from Spain to develop its young auditing sector to meet international requirements.

Vietnam is increasingly becoming an active member of the international community, said Canadian newspaper the Toronto Sun on June 26 as Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung took part in the G20 Summit in Canada.

The southeast province of Bac Lieu needs to boost its socio-economic development by carrying out the government - approved projects more effectively, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung during his meeting with provincial leaders on June 27.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has voiced ASEAN’s support for joint efforts to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth and create a strong financial system as a nucleus for sustainable development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held meetings with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands and attended a tripartite meeting with Indonesian President and the ASEAN General Secretary before the opening ceremony of the G20 summit.

A delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung met with local authorities in southern Hau Giang province on June 27.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held meetings with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on the evening of June 26 (local time) on the side lines of G20 summit in Toronto, Canada.